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Dynamic Route Optimization for Waste Collection in Smart City
(2021-05)Waste collection is a critical component of the municipal service to the community within urban set-ups. Increasing levels of waste generation present significant challenges in urban areas due to unprecedented population ... -
Exploring the Effects of Communication Delays and Personality on Stress during Simulated Space Missions
(2021-05)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of communication delays and personality on stress levels during a simulated spaceflight mission. The study used an experimental, within-groups, repeated-measures design ... -
Machine Learning Approach To Predict Mortality Rates Based On Hospital Clinical Data
(2021-05)This thesis integrates fundamental concepts from conventional statistics with the more explanatory, algorithmic, and computational techniques offered by machine learning to predict early mortality risk of surgical patients. ... -
Pattern Based Classification of Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
(2021-05)We apply a pattern-based classification method to identify clinical and genomic features associated with the progression of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). We analyze the African-American Study of Chronic Kidney Disease with ... -
The Brezis-Nirenberg Problem for the Generalized Kirchhoff Equation
(2021-05)We study a class of critical Kirchhoff problems with a general nonlocal term. The main difficulty here is the absence of a closed-form formula for the compactness threshold. First we obtain a variational ... -
Hydrogen/Diesel Co-Combustion in Compression Ignition Engines Through Hydrogen Ingestion and Direct Hydrogen Injection
(2021-05)This dissertation develops, implements, and validates the computational tools necessary for the computational simulation of hydrogen-enhanced Diesel combustion for premixed hydrogen charges ingested into the intake air and ... -
Increasing Transgender-Inclusive Behaviors Via Self-Monitoring
(2021-05)Within behavior analysis there is an increasing demand for research to create inclusive organizational cultures. To create a culture of inclusion, it is necessary to engage in inclusive behaviors towards individuals of ... -
Biracial and Bicultural Identity Formation: Lessons Garnered from Sense of Belonging and Code-Switching in Fostering Optimal Psychological Wellbeing and Mental Health
(2020-12)In an era of systemized racial discrimination, the U.S.A. is in search of resolution to ameliorate the chronic racial divide, which has led to the declaration of racism being a public physical and mental health issue. The ... -
Roles of Holocene Climate and Pastoralism in Shaping Andean Landscapes
(2021-05)The Holocene (c. 11,700years ago –present) was a time rich in Andean climatic, environmental, and cultural changes. Assemblages were reforming after the last ice age, millennial scale wet and dry events caused the largest ... -
Validation of Arterial Distensibility Neural Network Model with Clinical Data
(2021-05)Cardiovascular diseases continue to plague the world as the number one killer of adults each year. As cardiovascular diseases can start with seemingly no symptoms, heart disease has been coined as the silent killer. With ... -
An Investigation Of Runway Risks Using A Systems Approach
(2021-05)The purpose of this study was to explore and determine if Causal Analysis Based on System Theory (CAST) could divulge differing underlying causes in the Taxiway overflight incident of Air Canada Flight 759 at San Francisco ... -
Uplink Throughput Prediction and Device Geolocation in Cellular Communication System Using Machine Learning Methodology
(2021-05)Continuously increasing the number of interconnecting devices, cloud services, and social media usage require enormous amounts of mobile data. Due to the rapid increase in cellular data demand, accurate cellular ... -
Control of Irradiation Wavelength and Quantum Yield of Photocleavable Cages
(2021-05)An important component of biological research is the precise regulation of biomolecules in their physiological environment. Recent advances in neuroscience, have made it possible to regulate the activity of neurotransmitters ... -
Cardiovascular Intelligence: Novel quantitative cardiology, deep learning and machine learning models to predict clinical outcomes
(2021-05)Arterial compliance has been recognized as a critical parameter in governing pulsatile flow dynamics. It has traditionally been assumed constant throughout the cardiac cycle. Its computation has been based either on the ... -
Health Risk Perceptions Regarding Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) and Secondhand Exposure Behaviors Among U.S. Student Military Veterans
(2020-03)Student veterans are at high risk for electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) use and for exposing others to secondhand vape. This study examined student veterans’ health risk perceptions of ENDS use and their ... -
Attitudes and Risk Perceptions of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use Among Adults with Mental Health Disorders
(2020-02)The rates of tobacco use among U.S. adults have been steadily decreasing over the past few years; however, the decline in smoking has been replaced with an increase in the use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems ... -
Assessing the Impact of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training and Local Mental Health Resource Availability on Officer Perceptions of Efficacy in Responding to the Mentally Ill
(2020-02)Police officers are often the first responders to emergency mental health and crisis situations, with almost one-third of all mental health referrals stemming from law enforcement interaction. As a result of deinstitut ... -
Student Veterans: Factors Impacting Campus Adjustment
(2020-01)Veterans represent a growing part of the student body on college campuses. Yet, retention rates continue to remain lower among student veterans in comparison to their civilian peers. A majority of research regarding the ... -
3D Printed Microporous Collagen Constructs Using the Freeze-FRESH Methodology
(2020-12)Scaffold microporosity is known to play a critical role in governing cellular response including cell migration, proliferation, and tissue-specific differentiation. While fabrication approaches such as solvent leaching and ... -
Coral Bleaching: A Global Analysis of Bright Spots
(2020-12)Thermal-stress events associated with climate change cause coral bleaching and mortality that threatens coral reefs globally. Yet coral bleaching and coral cover patterns vary spatially and temporally, and few studies have ...